martin magnum 650 smoke machine

[big beat discos]

stopped smoking after 5 months like the kam rubbish i bought at same price 80quid...now my mate has a qtx/skytec 700watter for 40 quid and not a problem in 2 years!!!! ADVICE NEEDED cant even get into it im guessing heater blocks maybe blocked or gone...:confused:

[Danno13]

Moved to technical help :)

[Penfold42]

Which make of fluid did you use?

[big beat discos]

Please repost without text speak

[chrisj]

Get an SD 300 hazer from Thomann for a £82.78 +£10 courier and you have 3 years warranty. Very good machines and built like Antari.

[Excalibur]

I think young Penfold was tactfully enquiring if you had perhaps been using some "Cheap and Cheerful" fluid, which may have contributed to the machine's demise.


The standard answer is to go to the chemists, but some Citric Acid powder, and run a solution of that through the machine. This can often clear a blockage. Running distilled water through on a regular basis can also help to avoid blockages occurring.

[Larry B Entertainment]

Cheap fluid will kill the machine in the end. I have the Magnum 650 and up until recently I used cheapo fluid. I bought some Martin fluid one day when thats all that was in stock and its so much better. More money but worth it. The pump isnt as loud now because its not being throttled trying to pump inferior fluid through. Our Kam machine doesnt mind cheaper fluid but the Martin ones seem to only work best with their own brand.

[big beat discos]

i use the qtx/skytec fluid the pink stuff which i buy in bulk 20 litres 40 quid..its good fluid..it does say use martin fluid on it .now sent back to supplier and hes sending back to martin headquarters...:zip:

[Ajaysdisco]

Have you tried cleaning it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GArgNY0_oKs

[Larry B Entertainment]

i use the qtx/skytec fluid the pink stuff which i buy in bulk 20 litres 40 quid..its good fluid..it does say use martin fluid on it .now sent back to supplier and hes sending back to martin headquarters...:zip:

Beware that it may void the warrenty if they find traces of other fluid in the machine. They may try and say it was the fluid that damaged it and its not down to them.

[kieran Griff]

I have a cheapo £40 smoker, had it THREE years with no trouble at all.
Make what you want of it :)

[Totally Plucked]

Poor advice from Ellaskins on cleaning the smoke machine. :( :( :(
he says boil the kettle pour into a cup, let it cool then that's DE IONISED water.

Complete and utter :pants:

DE IONISED water is stuff you buy to top your battery levels up on the car.
It is free of any ferrous metals, metallic elements, impurities etc that is found in standard tap water. Hence this does not corrode any metal gubbings of your machine. I have always used DE IONISED water with a bit of white vinegar with no problem for years, again the white vinegar has no impurities and is a powerful cleaning agent.

As for Ellaskins (Jonathan) I will be telling him when I see him next that he needs a good sharp swift kick in the gonads offering poor advice like that !! :)

The procedure is fine just NEVER use tap water................Hot, cold or other !!!

[Corabar Steve]

As for Ellaskins (Jonathan) I will be telling him when I see him next that he needs a good sharp swift kick in the gonads
For the content of his entire video output :sj:

[Totally Plucked]

For the content of his entire video output :sj:

Totally agree Steve, he makes the most patronising horrid video's ever !! :daft:

[kieran Griff]

at least someone is making an effort. fair play to the geezer, and hes getting trucks loads of free stuff cause of it.

Jealousy maybe :p

[Corabar Steve]

Not in the slightest. Sure the free stuff would be nice, but if it's a trade off with being that irritating.......

[DJ Teknovibe]

I'm affraid to say that the guy (ellaskins) seems to be a guy who apears to know what he's talking about to people who don't have a clue, but to anyone who knows, a lot of the stuff he says is inaccurate. He IS popular on youtube though.

big beat discos,
The biggest problem i've experienced and also heard about with fog machines is the heat exchanger failing. That's the thing inside the machine that heats up the fluid. If I was you i'd contact Martin Professional and see what they say, maybe they can repair it.

[big beat discos]

martin still have my machine it was purchased from roy @recones ..bit slow arent they martin that is?????????????:daft: